It is the biggest imperial mausoleum in ancient China. In 196I, the State Council decided the Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang would be a key cultural relic under state protection. Emperor ...

The terra-cotta army, as it is known, is part of an elaborate mausoleum created to accompany the first emperor of China into the afterlife ... "It is best to keep the ancient tomb untouched ...

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In 1974, farmers in Shaanxi, China, uncovered the terracotta army guarding Qin Shi Huang’s tomb—a burial site of China’s first emperor ... remains sealed, an ancient mystery protected ...

What did an ancient Chinese emperor from 1,500 years ago look like? A team of researchers reconstructed the face of Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains.